The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-12
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Last Weeks Temperature and Rainfall, and
Their Effects Upon Corn and Other Crops.

Last Weeks Temperature and Rainfall, and
Their Effects Upon Corn and Other Crops.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following is the
weather bulletin OF the signal Office for the
week ending Sept. 10:
During the week ended Sept 10 the weather
has been slightly colder than usual in the lake
region, middle Atlantic and southern Atlantic
States. and warmer than usual in the Missouri,
central Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys, be-
ing from fifteen to forty degrees above the nor
NAL. The daily average temperature for the
season, from Jan. l to Sept 10, differs less than
one degree from the normal for all the sections,
excepting that in Colorado, Kansas. Indian Ter
ritory. Northern Texas, southern portions of
Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois, and in portions
to two degrees above the normal and along
Lake Superior from two to three degrees below
the normal.
During the week the rainfall as been slightly
in excess of the normal in northeastern New
York. southern Michigan, and portions of Kan
sas Nebraska Dakota and Colorado; otherwise
there has been slight deficiency, amounting to
one inch or more, along the south Atlantic and
gulf coasts. A deficiency for the season exists
from the upper lakes to the lower Missouri val
ley, gulf States and South Atlantic States. and
continues greatest. little above ten inches in
Iowa, the southern portion of Illinois and the
lower Mississippi valley. During the past
month. over 100 per cent. of the usual amount
of rain has fallen in the northern portion of
New England. New York. central North Caro-
lima. southern Michigan, northern Illinois and
from the southern portions OF Dakota and Min
nesota southwark to eastern Texas. Less than
so per cent. of the usual amount of rain has
fallen along the south Atlantic coast. in the
eastern gulf States. lower Mississippi valley
southern Ohio, central Illinois, eastern Missouri
and the northern portion OF lower Michigan.
During the past week the weather has been
reported favorable to growing crops in Massa-
chusetts and North Carolina, and unfavorable
In Tennessee, Arkansas. Mississippi, Alabama
and South Carolina. In the corn growing region
the crop is reported to have been harvested, and
below the average in Nebraska out of danger
from frost in Minnesota, and more rain needed
for late corn in central and western Kansas;
cutting is in progress in Michigan. The weather
is reported to have BEEN too dry in the cotton
region of South Carolina, Alabama and Missis-
sippi, and damage by worms is reported in
Mississippi In the tobacco regions of Tennes-
see, Kentucy and Ohio, the deficiency in rain
fall is reported to have been injurious while in
North Carolina the weather has been favorable.
Pastures repor ted good from Nebraska,
improved in Minnesota, Michigan and northern
Illinois. and as dried up in southern Illinois.
Light frosts reported to have injured sweet
potatoes in northwestern North Carolina on the
I'd, and as having occurred in northern Illinois
the 6uh. Killing frosts reported on the
10th from central Minnesota and Upper Michi-
gan. and on the morning of the 11th from north
eru Vermont